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Ep 124Squashing Bugs

Brent, Matt, and Sean get together to chat about the week in Herd Racing, and discuss why there are so many dang bugs introduced every time there's a Zwift update.

May 12, 202357 min

Ep 123Powerups Powered Up, and Down

Matt, Sean, and Steve get together to chat about the week in Herd racing, ask for constructive feedback, and discuss the new changes to the racing powerups.

May 5, 202357 min

Ep 122Chasing Exhaustion

Brent, Chris, and Sean get together to talk the week in Herd racing, fitness cramming for time off, outside plans for the summer, potentially wrecking ourselves in the Chasing series, and whether recent changes to the zFTP algorithms are pushing more riders down a category in Cat Enforcement.

Apr 29, 202353 min

Ep 121Coming This Summer

Brent, Chris, Matt, and Sean get together to wrap up the Omnium, chat about the upcoming week in Herd racing, and discuss the Zwift announcement of upcoming features.

Apr 21, 202349 min

Ep 120The Return of the Omnium

Brent, Chris, Craig, Matt, and Sean welcome Marjolein to talk about the week in Herd racing, as well as what we can expect for the Omnium next weekend. Who else is looking forward to an all out TT blast around 1 lap of Glasgow Crit?!

Apr 8, 202356 min

Ep 119Rambling Folderol and Fair Racing

Listen in as Chris, Lauren, L'Rainique, Matt, Taitem, and special guest Marc give an overview of this week's Herd Races with bike choice and race craft tips and then do a grab bag Around the Horn about fair racing in Zwift touching on the expanded roll out of Category Enforcement and retirement of the Zwift Power categories as well as categorization and races based on ZwftiRacing.app.

Apr 1, 20231h 10m

Ep 118Racing highs and hardware lows

A full house on PT with Antoinette, Brent, Jeff, Lauren, Matt, and Sean discussing the week in Herd racing with a dash of thoughts on ZRL and a long discussion led by Brent on getting your Zwift hardware working perfectly. If you've ever thought about building a Zwift PC, this episode might tip you in favor of doing so!

Mar 25, 20231h 15m

Ep 117Nate’s Debut and the Next Big Herd Event!

Nathan Trachta joins Brent and Matt to talk about the weeks Herd Racing. The group ends with a sneak preview of what we might see in the next big Herd Racing event!

Mar 22, 20231h 0m

Ep 116Who Wants Pizza?

Brent, Matt, Sean, and special guest Brian O'Connor get together to talk about the week in Herd Racing...and we would all like some pizza!

Mar 10, 20231h 5m

Ep 115Do the Moo

Brent, Lauren, Matt, and Sean gather to chat the week in Herd Racing, as well as the upcoming rounds of the Women's Iceni series put on by The Warrior Games, and the first round of the ZRL Finals. Also, Matt blubbers like a sprinter.

Mar 3, 202347 min

Ep 114Growing the Herd

Chris, L'Rainique, Matt, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk the week in Herd racing, how the FRR Grand Tour compares to other dumb challenges Taitem has taken on, the eRacing Worlds, how to win money cycling inside, and stay tuned for a very special announcement.

Feb 25, 202353 min

Ep 113The Illustrious Return!

Matt, Brent, Taitem and a mystery returning host talk about all the week’s Herd races, the UCI E-Cycling Worlds and, of course, what we are drinking.

Feb 18, 202341 min

Ep 112Race Mode: Engage

Brent, Matt, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk the week in Herd Racing, how Wahoo's new Race Mode affects racing, and progress on Pack Dynamics v4

Feb 10, 202355 min

Ep 111Spoiled for Choice

Antoinette, Lauren, and Sean gather to talk the week in Herd Racing, the Herd Racing 101 rides, what race series we might be focusing on with ZRL ending, and first impressions of Scotland.

Feb 4, 20231h 7m

Ep 110Tronversations with Matt de Freitas

We talk with Matt de Freitas about his history as an elite runner, introduction to cycling and the Herd, best race ever, and the time his mom attacked his bike with a hammer!

Feb 3, 202350 min

Ep 109Update? Not great...

Brent, Chris, and Sean get together to chat about the week in Herd racing, what the new update broke, and the new Scotland courses that you'll be riding on soon.

Jan 28, 202358 min

Ep 108Can You Hear Me Now?

Brent, Chris, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk about the week in Herd racing as well as what headset/microphone/device combinations we use to connect to Discord

Jan 20, 202337 min

Ep 107Wanna Go Skiing?

Chris, L'Rainique, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk about the week in Herd racing, and get a good rant in about racing ZRL on, say, nonstandard equipment.

Jan 14, 202358 min

Ep 106Segue to SBP

Brent, Lauren, and Sean gather to talk the week in Herd racing, and transition seemlessly into a chat about the ZRL segment battle points.

Jan 7, 202359 min

Ep 105Rambling, riding, and racing into 2023

A skeleton crew of Brent and Lauren go over Herd races for the coming week and then do more than a bit of rambling about 50/50 tickets, broken trainers and buying a new trainer, finishing the Rapha Festive 500, and thanking the whole PT crew for closing out the year with us. Moo and happy almost 2023!

Dec 30, 202256 min

Ep 104Zwishlists

Chris, Jeff, Lauren, and Sean gather to talk the week in herd racing, the festive 500, and our annual Zwishlists

Dec 23, 20221h 5m

Ep 103I Rant, Therefore I Am

Antoinette, Brent, Chris, Craig, and Sean gather to talk the week in herd racing, sound off on the length of the final ZRL race of the season, and almost incite an international incident.

Dec 17, 20221h 0m

Ep 102Culling the Herd

Craig, Chris, and Sean get together to chat about the week in herd racing, the announcement of the new Scotland courses, and the Zwift initiative to cull the public race calendar, including a discussion of what Herd races might be in trouble.

Dec 9, 20221h 4m

Ep 101Tronversations with Alan Richardson

Alan joined Kees, Chris, and Brent to talk about how Zwift and outdoor riding work together for him, time trials and how he got into Zwift and the Herd!

Dec 3, 202255 min

Ep 100Grade Inflation

Antoinette, Brent, and Sean get together to chat about the week in herd racing, and how the Zwift Insider Tiny Races have enhanced rider rankings.

Dec 3, 202252 min

Ep 99Warmup before exercise? Sounds like a stretch to me!

Antoinette, Brent, Craig, Lauren, and Sean gather to discuss the week in herd racing, what's coming up for the remainder of the year in Herd Winter Racing and Herd Beginner Racing, and how/why we do our warmups.

Nov 25, 20221h 14m

Ep 98Sean, There’s a Bear Behind You!

Brent, Chris, Lauren, L'Rainique, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk about the week in herd racing, meet Nigel Bearington, and learn from Brent that doing a recon before racing a new course is never a bad idea.

Nov 19, 202255 min

Ep 97Craig’s Cracked Cruisers

Craig, Lauren, and Sean get together an chat about the week in Herd racing, including an incredibly spicy HWR, the World ICR racing series, Craig's current shedload of broken bikes, and Sean considers racing cyclocross.

Nov 5, 202249 min

Ep 96Herd Club Championships Recap Special

Darren Scott (D HCC Winner), Christine Barr (Mixed B Women's Winner), and James Bailey (Mad Scientist Emeritus) join a gaggle of Pink Tron regulars in an effort to figure out what the heck we all just did last week.

Nov 5, 20221h 9m

Ep 95Tronversations with Si Bradeley

Si Bradeley, lifelong cyclist, former Guinness record holder, and Zwift content creator, joins the crew (Brent, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem) to talk about how to TikTok, tips for riding smart on Zwift, the Underground Race series, the future of Zwift racing, and his Level Velo indoor kit company (https://www.levelvelo.cc/)

Nov 1, 202259 min

Ep 94Zwift Racing dot What?

Brent, Chris, Craig and first-timer Ben discuss the start of Herd Winter Racing, the insanity of the Herd Club Championship, and throw the new home-brew Zwift racing ranking system at ZwiftRacing.app around the horn

Oct 29, 202252 min

Ep 93Herd Club Championships Engage

Brent, Chris, Craig, and Sean talk Herd Club Championships, and what comes next: Herd Winter Racing and Herd Beginner Racing

Oct 22, 20221h 1m

Ep 92Late night after a long week with the PT crew

Brent, Chris, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem (who was up until the wee hours) discuss the week in Herd Racing, ZRL for 10/18, the embarrassing noises some of us make when racing (arguably) too hard, unexpected strong odors during Zwift races, and a brief discussion of the Herd Club Championship race we are most looking forward to.

Oct 15, 202247 min

Ep 91Please Hammer, Don’t Ban ’Em

Antoinette, Chris, Craig, and Sean gather to talk about the week in Herd Racing, the upcoming Herd Club Championships, and the potentially imminently ban-able Sauce for Zwift

Oct 8, 20221h 9m

Ep 90Need a new recovery plan? Try Beer Yoga!

This week, the gang (Jeff, Lauren, Chris, L'Rainique, Taitem, and Brent) discuss all your Herd Racing options, take a brief dip into ZRL chat, and then get a bit silly in discussing recovery strategies, including our best business idea yet- Beer Yoga!

Sep 30, 202243 min

Ep 89Donuts?

Craig, Chris & Antoinette talk about some of the new stuff from the latest update and the week in Herd Racing.

Sep 24, 202232 min

Ep 88Hey, New Gal

Lauren and Sean welcome Antoinette to the Pink Tron family, and chat about the week in Herd Racing, ZA baseline rides, the start of ZRL, and Antoinette's journey to the Herd.

Sep 17, 202257 min

Ep 87Newsflash - Medio Fondo is long. Also, new things.

Brent, Jeff & Craig chat about the craziness of 2022 Medio Fondo as an HSRL route and the rest of Herd Racing this week, and spend a bunch of time on NEW THINGS coming in Herd Racing League!

Sep 10, 202242 min

Ep 86Coming Soon to a Garage Near You

Brent, Chris, Craig, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing, the announcements of new Zwift features coming soon, and hear a word from our sponsors.

Sep 3, 202257 min

Ep 85Full (En)Force

A full clown car of Brent, Chris, Craig, L'Rainique, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem discuss the week in Herd racing, our experiences with Category Enforcement, TT bikes in TTTs, and a preview of what Herd Racing will look like in the Fall/Winter.

Aug 26, 202259 min

Ep 84Hey, new guy!

Sean, Lauren, Craig, and Chris welcome Jeff Aldrich to the Pink Tron! We discuss the week in Herd racing, the Zwift Insider Tiny Races, the final week of the Zwift Classics (Bologna, anyone?!) and do a mini Tronversations with Jeff as our around the horn for the week. We're all please to have Jeff on the PT, so give him a warm welcome!

Aug 20, 20221h 11m

Ep 83Slow Ride, Take it Easy

Brent, Craig, Chris for a moment, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem gather to chat about the week in Herd Racing, the Zwift Insider Tiny Races, and what to do when you're injured or lacking motivation.

Aug 13, 202258 min

Ep 82Racing, racing, and more racing

Brent, Craig, and Lauren discuss so much Zwift racing, starting with the week in Herd races, the Zwift Classics courses for this weekend and next week, and the recently announced ZRL courses.

Aug 6, 202246 min

Ep 81Is This Thing On? Oh, NO! Wait. Yes. We’re Good.

Brent, Lauren, Sean, and Taitem gather to talk the week in Herd racing and *gasp* the prospect of racing with other clubs! Also, a fond farewell to James as the Herd Racing mastermind. Hopefully the ragtag team of misfits who've taken over the various race series will be just as devious!

Jul 29, 202246 min

Ep 80WTF, Watch the Femmes

Craig, Lauren and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing and the Tours de France, including how excited we are for the first TdF Femmes avec Zwift

Jul 23, 202241 min

Ep 79Be Lekker

Brent, Chris, L'Rainique, Taitem, and Sean gather to discuss the week in Herd Racing and the persecution of the indoor specialist. The verdict? Don't yuck my yum, or with an afrikaans flair, be lekker.

Jul 15, 20221h 3m

Ep 78There’s always races on Zwift!

Brent, Chris, Kees, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd Racing, wrap up the end of SHE/HEries with a long segment of the podiums for all time zones, and discuss whether or not we'll be racing the Zwift Classics starting July 11.

Jul 9, 202250 min

Ep 77Indoor Whip, Outdoor Whip?

Brent, Chris, L'Rainique, Sean, and Taitem discuss the week in Herd racing and how we match setups indoors vs. outdoors.

Jul 1, 20221h 0m

Ep 76Bikes For Breakfast

Brent, Chris, Lauren, and (eventually) Sean gather over pancakes to discuss the week in Herd racing as well as optimal race timing.

Jun 25, 202238 min

Ep 75Why not do 100 km of Bologna?

Brent, Lauren, and Sean discuss the week in Herd racing, why all three of us either did or plan to do the absurdity that is 100 km on Bologna for the Herd Summer Racing League, and our longest rides and/or races on Zwift.

Jun 18, 202244 min